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I Don’t Want to Code Anymore

  • Writer: Bill Faruki
    Bill Faruki
  • Apr 5
  • 3 min read

I Don’t Want to Code Anymore.


(And That’s a Good Thing.)

By Bill Faruki


Twenty-Five Years in the Trenches


I’ve been developing software for more than 25 years.


From the early days of assembly and C to the emergence of full-stack frameworks, cloud computing, and serverless infrastructure—I’ve lived through every major evolution in the software lifecycle.


And for much of that time, code was my craft.


I learned it, taught it, fought with it.

I architected systems line by line, prided myself on clean abstractions, and spent countless nights debugging what felt like invisible ghosts.


But here’s the truth:


I don’t want to code anymore.

And that’s not a resignation.

It’s an arrival.


Why Code Was Never the Goal


Like many of my peers, I once believed mastery of code was mastery of creation.

But code is translation. Code is tooling. Code is medium.


The real value is in what we build.

The outcome. The system. The product.


And today, thanks to AI, I can finally build at the level I always wanted to:

At the level of vision.


The Interface Shift: From Syntax to Intention


We’re witnessing one of the most significant interface shifts since the GUI.

AI isn’t a tool—it’s an interface between human thought and machine execution.


You don’t write functions.

You describe outcomes.

You don’t manage memory.

You manage intent.


AI bridges that gap—and Cursor AI makes it seamless.


Cursor AI: The Mind-to-System Bridge


Cursor doesn’t assist—it collaborates.


  • It reads your codebase like a teammate who never forgets.

  • It debugs like an engineer who already knows the history.

  • It refactors like a strategist, not a script.


I no longer explain every method or rationale.

Cursor carries context across hours, even days, of creative flow.


And suddenly, I’m not “coding”—I’m conducting.


Vercel: Bringing UI to Life at the Speed of Thought


But once logic is composed, it needs to be seen.

It needs to live.


That’s where Vercel completes the loop.


  • Real-time previews that bring UIs to life with every keystroke

  • One-click deployments that make prototypes production-grade

  • A seamless pipeline from idea to interface


Cursor is where I shape the system.

Vercel is where users touch it.


This duo collapses the “build → test → deploy” loop into a continuous creative stream.


Azure DevOps: The Enterprise-Scale Backbone


And while Cursor and Vercel give us speed, elegance, and autonomy—

Azure DevOps brings the other side of the equation:

Governance. Scalability. Compliance. Traceability.


This is where enterprise meets agility.


Azure DevOps gives me:


  • CI/CD control at scale: Pipelines that handle code, container, and infrastructure deployment across environments.

  • Work item traceability: Every commit and every feature tied to strategic initiatives.

  • Integrated security & compliance: Policy enforcement, access controls, and audit readiness—baked in.

  • Visibility for leadership: Dashboards, burn-downs, and release health, all in one place.


In short:

Cursor builds.

Vercel delivers.

Azure DevOps governs.


Together, they enable something we’ve long waited for:

Fast creation that’s also enterprise-ready.


The Rise of Intent-Based Development


The world is no longer gated by syntax.

Now, anyone with vision can build.


We’re seeing the emergence of:


  • Designers shipping interactive UIs

  • PMs deploying workflows

  • Analysts building dashboards and data pipelines


It’s not no-code. It’s language-first logic.

Vibe coding. Agentic development. Intention as the new stack.


The New Software Lifecycle


Here’s what it looks like now:


  1. Ideate in natural language using Cursor

  2. See it rendered in real time via Vercel

  3. Ship securely and scalably through Azure DevOps


Every phase, every stakeholder, every intent—

captured, accelerated, and delivered without friction.


And the best part?

It doesn’t require a 50-person engineering team.

It requires alignment, autonomy, and the right tools.


To Fellow Engineers


We are not being replaced.

We’re being elevated.


You don’t need to memorize syntax or orchestrate YAML.

You need to design logic, manage flows, and shape impact.


Coding was the craft.

But now—vision is the interface.


To Executives and Enterprises


If you’re not combining:


  • Cursor for velocity

  • Vercel for delivery

  • Azure DevOps for scale and compliance


Then your dev org is stuck in 2022.

And your product teams are building at a fraction of their potential.


You don’t need more coders.

You need intelligent orchestration across the lifecycle—from prompt to production.


Final Thought: This Is Why We Build


For decades, we fought through tooling just to express ideas.

Now, we don’t have to.


Cursor lets us describe systems.

Vercel lets us manifest them.

Azure DevOps lets us deliver them—responsibly, repeatably, and fast.


I don’t want to code anymore.

Not because I can’t.

But because I can finally build without the noise.


The machine was never the goal.

Creation was.

And now, I create at scale, at speed, and at peace.

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